Latest from the Farm

Monday, January 8th, 2024 Happy Monday! We hope you stayed cozy and safe this weekend during the snowstorm! We're excited to see some of you at the Somerville market this week - we'll have lots of great stuff for you at our tables. Also, if you haven't completed our Harvest Box and Extended Season Improvement surveys, please do! We welcome your feedback as we continue to improve for the 2024 season. Surveys can be found below! Thanks!!   Items Available to Pick Up This Week: *Please note that while these items are currently being harvested and sold at our locations, there is...

So many of you have popped into our store to visit us during our extended holiday season. We’ve never been open this late into the year in recent history, so this was a bit of an experiment on our part, and we’re happy to say it’s been a success all thanks to your continued support! You’ve not only supported our business by buying our winter produce, shelf items, and participating in our holiday raffle, many of you also showed up for the local artists we invited into our stand, and supported them as well. We can’t thank you enough for...

Our first season with our summer children's program has officially begun, and we had a fantastic turnout for our inaugural event! 40+ children from toddlerhood thru elementary school gathered on our hill to listen to a reading of "Blueberries for Sal" with a blueberry nature walk through our blueberry fields afterward. We had a really positive response from attending families and we can't wait for the next one on Aug 1st  - Story time and touch a tractor at 11AM on our hill!

At the beginning of the 2023 season, David joined Kate Stillman owner of Stillman Quality Meats; Edith Murnane, Executive Director of Mass Farmers Markets; and Ashley Randle, the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources to discuss “the landscape of farmers markets in [Massachusetts] and what it means for equitably connecting residents to local, fresh, and affordable food.” We definitely think it’s worth tuning into!! Follow the link to have a listen!  

As many of you know, last February (after working here since I was 15!!) my wife, Amanda, and I purchased Kimball Fruit Farm from Carl and Marie Hills.  While we were excited to fulfill our dream of owning and operating a farm and were lucky enough to take over an already successful operation, we also had a long road of learning and discovery ahead of us in terms of small business management, marketing, and finding the balance between running a farm and raising two small children.  I am writing this post as a way of thanking each and every one of...